Meat substitutes

We found many vegetarian meat substitutes are alarmingly high in salt - and taste bland.

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Select up to 5 items below. Then click the compare button Compare	Price ($)	Overall score	Category	Protein (per 100g)	Energy (kJ per 100g)	Total fat (per 100g)	Saturated fat (per 100g)	Sugars (per 100g)	Sodium (per 100g)	Brand

Tivall Vegetarian chargrilled burgers	7.49	na	Burger	18	593	5	0.5	0.6	700	Tivall
Nutrisoy Tofu vegie burgers (A)	4.15	na	Burger	17.2	732	9	1.1	0.7	290	Nutrisoy
Frys Vegetarian traditional burgers (A)	5.49	na	Burger	15.8	627	4.4	2.2	5.3	810	Frys
Sanitarium Vegie delights Not burgers (A)	4.99	na	Burger	15.5	870	7.2	0.7	1.2	325	Sanitarium
Sanitarium Vegie delights Lentil patties	na	na	Burger	12.1	740	8	0.8	1.7	350	Sanitarium
Sanitarium Vegie delights Thai sweet chilli and lime gourmet vegie burgers	5.99	na	Burger	10.3	730	9.1	2.6	4.6	535	Sanitarium
Quorn Southern style burgers (A)	5.99	na	Burger	10.2	829	10.8	2	1.9	402	Quorn
Pappa Nutal Chickpea gourmet vegetarian burger	4.99	na	Burger	7.6	978	8	0.5	5.3	150	Pappa Nutal
Pappa Nutal Mediterranean gourmet vegetarian burger (A)	4.99	na	Burger	7.6	978	8	0.5	5.3	150	Pappa Nutal
Australian Eatwell Red lentil vegie burgers	4.98	na	Burger	7	644	0.7	0.1	6.5	270	Australian Eatwell
Australian Eatwell Chickpea and sunflower seeds vegie burgers	4.98	na	Burger	6.8	732	3.8	0.4	7.5	490	Australian Eatwell
Australian Eatwell Exotic satay vegie burgers	4.98	na	Burger	4.9	568	0.7	0.2	8.1	290	Australian Eatwell
Australian Eatwell Lentil vegetable burgers (A)	4.98	na	Burger	4.6	516	1.4	0.3	1.1	370	Australian Eatwell
Australian Eatwell Meditarranean vegetable burgers	3.79	na	Burger	4.3	508	1.4	0.3	1.5	370	Australian Eatwell
Sanitarium Vegie delights BBQ sausages	4.95	na	Sausages	20.8	720	7.3	0.6	1.9	680	Sanitarium
Sanitarium Vegie delights Original soy sausages	4.95	na	Sausages	20.5	770	8.6	0.7	3.9	565	Sanitarium
Sanitarium Vegie delights Vegie sausages (A)	4.95	na	Sausages	17.3	820	10.6	0.9	1.2	590	Sanitarium
Sanitarium Vegie delights Curried sausages	4.95	na	Sausages	17.2	830	10.7	0.9	1.2	590	Sanitarium
Sanitarium Vegie delights Rosemary, sage and parsley gourmet vegie sausages	5.99	na	Sausages	16.3	1070	8.5	4.1	10.8	550	Sanitarium
Sanitarium Vegie delights Sundried tomato and kalamata olive gourmet vegie sausages	5.99	na	Sausages	14.5	880	6.8	2.9	8.5	550	Sanitarium
Quorn Meat free, soy free Sausages (A)	5.99	na	Sausages	10.2	407	2.7	1.2	1.1	510	Quorn
Australian Eatwell Tomato, onion and basil sausages	4.48	na	Sausages	7.6	463	1.1	0.2	6.6	786	Australian Eatwell
Eatwell Gourmet Selection Sweet thai chilli vegetable sausages	4.48	na	Sausages	7.5	534	0.8	0.04	7.4	657	Eatwell Gourmet Selection
Australian Eatwell Vegie sausages - chickpea and spinach (A)	4.48	na	Sausages	6.4	451	0.9	0.04	3.5	544	Australian Eatwell
Eatwell Gourmet Selection Garden fresh mixed vegetable sausages (B)	4.48	na	Sausages	6.2	432			5.1	501	Eatwell Gourmet Selection
Australian Eatwell Chickpea and spinach sausages	4.48	na	Sausages	4.3	411	1.3	0.2	4.5	652	Australian Eatwell
Tivall Vegetarian schnitzels (A)	7.00	na	Schnitzels	16	755	8	0.9	1.5	700	Tivall
Sanitarium Vegie delights - tender schnitzels (A)	4.99	na	Schnitzels	15	790	8	1.1	1.4	670	Sanitarium
Frys Vegetarian crumbed schnitzels (A)	6.59	na	Schnitzels	12	880	11	4.95	1.6	600	Frys
Quorn Schnitzels cheese and spinach meat free soy free (A)	5.99	na	Schnitzels	9.1	936	12	2.2	3.3	642	Quorn
Frys Vegetarian chicken-style strips (A)	6.99	na	Chicken-style strips	20.4	1000	13	5.2	0.7	800	Frys
Sanitarium Vegie delights Tender fillets	4.95	na	Chicken-style strips	14.9	630	6.4	0.7	2.1	515	Sanitarium
Quorn Pieces (A) (B)	5.99	na	Chicken-style strips	14.8	411	1.5	0.3		370	Quorn
Quorn Dippers (B)	6.53	na	Chicken-style strips	10.9	696	8.1	0.9		485	Quorn
Sanitarium Vegie delights Bacon style rashers (A)	3.59	na	Deli slices	18.5	980	12.6	1.1	3.2	1050	Sanitarium
Sanitarium Vegie delights Deli luncheon Henchen	4.95	na	Deli slices	18.5	780	6.7	1.2	2.2	710	Sanitarium
Sanitarium Vegie delights Deli luncheon Smoked	4.95	na	Deli slices	17.7	790	7.6	1	0.9	625	Sanitarium
Sanitarium Vegie delights Smoked deli slices	3.69	na	Deli slices	14.6	720	9.5	0.8	0.6	830	Sanitarium
Tivall Vegetarian nuggets (A)	5.50	na	Nuggets	16	920	12	1.3	1.5	700	Tivall
Frys Vegetarian chicken-style strips	6.99	na	Nuggets	12	790	9	4.63	0.3	700	Frys
Tivall Vegetarian frankfurters	5.50	na	Frankfurters	18	1021	16	1.8	2.6	800	Tivall
Tivall Vegetarian cocktail sausages (A)	5.50	na	Frankfurters	18	1021	16	1.8	2.6	800	Tivall
Sanitarium Vegie delights Hot dogs (A)	4.95	na	Frankfurters	16.6	710	6.6	0.6	0.9	465	Sanitarium
Sanitarium Vegie delights - vegie mince	4.95	na	Other	21.4	520	0.8	0.4	0.7	410	Sanitarium
Sanitarium Vegie delights - vegie roast with rosemary and mint glaze	7.62	na	Other	20	880	5.3	0.6	2.2	690	Sanitarium
Quorn Meat free, Soy free Mince (B)	5.99	na	Other	15.9	434	1.6	0.5		48	Quorn
Frys Veg express hearty vegetarian cottage pie	6.58	na	Other	11.9	393	3.4	1.75	0.69	400	Frys
Sanitarium Vegie delights - Indian kumera and spinach kebabs	na	na	Other	10.8	710	9.7	2.6	3.4	450	Sanitarium
Quorn Sausage rolls	6.53	na	Other	9	1310	22	10	1.6	599	Quorn
Quorn Pasties	6.53	na	Other	5.5	1080	14.5	6.5	1.5	359	Quorn
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Using the table

Nutrients Based on information provided on the label.
Traffic light criteria are based on the latest nutrition recommendations and dietary guidelines established by government health experts in Australia and internationally.
Price is based on prices paid in Sydney supermarkets on February 2011.

Table notes

na No overall score is available for these products as our taste test wasn't conducted on all products available. The comparison table will not work without this column in the table.
(A) Products that were included in the taste test.
(B) Where there is no figure showing in the nutritional breakdown, this figure is <1.0g/100g.

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